On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump.
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Graham blocks resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdoğan meeting
Graham blocks resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdoğan meeting
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 11/13/19 7:10 PM ET
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have formally recognized the Ottoman Empires genocide against the Armenian people.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) asked for consent to pass the resolution that would have provided official recognition and remembrance of the Armenian genocide.
The United States foreign policy must reflect an honest accounting of human rights abuses, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and genocide. We cannot turn our backs on the Armenian victims of genocide, he said.
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Graham objected to passing the resolution in the Senate, saying senators shouldnt sugarcoat history or try to rewrite it.
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Thu Nov 14, 2019:
Trump and President Erdogan's Remarks in Joint Press Conference; November 13, 2019